TV vet set to star at National Pet Show
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Julian Norton, from TV’s ‘The Yorkshire Vet', will be the star of the show at this year’s National Pet Show as the face of Burgess Pet Care’s new ‘Eat, Sleep, Hay’ campaign.
Julian, a partner in Skeldale Veterinary Centre in Thirsk – the original James Herriot practice – will be appearing at the Burgess Excel stand on November 5 and 6 to talk ‘feeding hay’ and sign copies of his new book.
As the face of Burgess’s Eat Sleep Hay campaign, the Channel 5 star aims to highlight the important differences between bedding hay and nutritious feeding hay.
“Feeding hay should make up to 85-90 per cent of a rabbit’s daily diet but a lot of us still don’t realise it,” said Julian, who will be appearing at the Burgess stand at 11am and 2pm. “Instead some 700,000 of us are giving our pets bedding hay, which is far less nutritious and made for sleeping not eating. I’d like to convert everyone at the show to giving feeding hay a go!”
“Forget five a day, you need to think fibre all day when it comes to rabbits,” added Rehana Kauser from Burgess Pet Care.
“Exclusively grown for feeding, and harvested and dried within 48 hours to lock in that freshness, high-fibre feeding hay not only boosts gut and dental health but it also helps to enrich the lives of rabbits too. We’re delighted to have Julian on board to help spread the message to even more rabbit owners at this year’s National Pet Show.”
Rabbit lovers will also be able to make willow balls in the Activity Area of the show, which are stuffed with hay to create an enriching eating game for rabbits, and get ideas for rabbit housing from the ‘Secret Rabbit Garden’ in the Burgess-sponsored ‘Small Animal Zone’.
Visit www.burgesspetcare.com to find out more about the ‘Eat, Sleep, Hay’ campaign.
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